SISCA

In seeking ways to improve the Summits mechanism and in order to propose specific and viable solutions, the Summits of the Americas Secretariat has worked actively and in conjunction with the General Secretariat and member states, and has prepared a Summits of the Americas mandate follow-up system. The follow-up system is a mechanism to provide member states with tools necessary to facilitate the achievement of the goals established in the mandates, so that they can be measured in the medium- and long-term through results-based management. Another aim is to implement a new mandate follow-up method in order to modernize and optimize processes involving all Summits of the Americas stakeholders.

The outcomes of the Summits of the Americas have gradually come to guide the efforts of our states. Our governments view these outcomes as strategic guidelines for use in channeling many of their actions, over a considerable time.

Growth, employment, poverty, environmental sustainability, energy security, discrimination and crime are all issues that can be resolved with the democratic adoption and implementation of effective and efficient public policies. The Summit Process is looking for a multidimensional way to strengthen democracy and governance, helping to reduce poverty and increase opportunities in the Americas.

The process of the Summits of the Americas is imposing greater responsibility, since it promotes highly dynamic action therein so as to be able to keep abreast of new challenges and new needs affecting the peoples of the Hemisphere. It also requires of us greater innovation so that on each occasion we generate new and more effective solutions and courses of action to resolve these challenges and address these needs.

In this regard, the management of mandates oriented to results, plays an important role in generating information for decision-making by governments, particularly in relation to the continuity of its policies and the appointment of resources needed to their implementation. Through greater efficiency in information processing and systematization of the results, SISCA becomes a useful tool in promoting greater transparency and efficiency in the follow-up process.

It represents an effort to facilitate fulfillment of the commitments assumed at the Summits and to provide the member states with an array of appropriate tools to promote, provide support for, and strengthen the inter-American agenda at this crucial time in our shared history.

It creates an important forum, not only for institution-building, but, especially, for the exercise of democracy.

Colombia hosts the first SISCA Workshop

The workshop took place on Monday, February 22, 2010, at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event was attended by “focal points” representatives from 23 government institutions identified by the government of Colombia.
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Agreement SICA - Summits of the Americas Secretariat

The Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Summits of the Americas Secretariat of the OAS signed an agreement of cooperation for the follow-up of presidential mandates.
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Launch of the Summits of the Americas Follow-up System (SISCA)
Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC)
OAS Headquarters, Washington, D.C., January 22, 2010

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Presentation by the Summits Secretariat on the "Summits of the Americas Follow-up System (SISCA)"

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Declaration of Port of Spain: Working Document EN SP
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Follow-up and Implementation

BACKGROUND	Access SISCA here	MANDATES Afro Descendents Agriculture- Food Security - Alternative Energy - Agro Business (Markets & Trades) Civil Society- Strengthening Civil Society Participation in Hemispheric & National Processes - NGOs Cultural Diversity Democracy- Electoral Processes & Procedures - Transparency - Governance & Public Management Improvement - Freedom of Opinion & Expression - Social Justice - Engagement in Democracy - Decentralization Disaster Management- Disaster Early Warning - Disaster Mitigation & Preparedness Education- Early Childhood Education - Primary Education - Secondary Education - Life Training: Adult Education - Literacy - Investment in Education Energy- Energy Production & Consumption - Alternative Energy - Energy Efficiency - Clean Energy Environment- Environmental Law - Natural & Environmental Resource Management - Climate Change Gender Issues- Gender Equity - Trafficking in Persons/Women - Prevention of Violence/Women Health- Child Health - Communicable Diseases - Non-Communicable Diseases - Health Prevention - Nutrition Human Rights- Racism & Discrimination - Adherence to International Human Rights Obligations & Standards - Strengthening Human Rigths Systems - Freedom of Opinion & Expression - Persons with Disabilities Indigenous Peoples Infrastructure & Transport- Physical Integration - Ports, Airports & Telecommunications Joint Summit Working Group Justice & Rule of Law- Access to Justice - Independence of the Judiciary - Hemispheric Meetings of Ministers of Justice Labor- Decent Work - Child Labor - Forced Labor - Youth Employment - Employment - Labor Standards & Legislation Migration- Migration Movements - Trafficking in Persons - Migration Policies Organization of American States Other Public & Private Cooperation Sciences & Technology- Research & Development - ICT - Connectivity Security- Strengthening Mutual Confidence - Terrorism - Money Laundering - Drug Problem - Crime - Prevention of Violence Social Development- Poverty - Social Equity & Social Inclusion Summits Follow Up- Summits Management - Summits Implementation & Financing Sustainable Economic Growth- Economic Development & Finance - Corporate Social Responsibility Trade- Trade & Investment - Economic Integration - Entrepreneurship Youth & Childhood
In seeking ways to improve the Summits mechanism and in order to propose specific and viable solutions, the Summits of the Americas Secretariat has worked actively and in conjunction with the General Secretariat and member states, and has prepared a Summits of the Americas mandate follow-up system. The follow-up system is a mechanism to provide member states with tools necessary to facilitate the achievement of the goals established in the mandates, so that they can be measured in the medium- and long-term through results-based management. Another aim is to implement a new mandate follow-up method in order to modernize and optimize processes involving all Summits of the Americas stakeholders. The outcomes of the Summits of the Americas have gradually come to guide the efforts of our states. Our governments view these outcomes as strategic guidelines for use in channeling many of their actions, over a considerable time. Growth, employment, poverty, environmental sustainability, energy security, discrimination and crime are all issues that can be resolved with the democratic adoption and implementation of effective and efficient public policies. The Summit Process is looking for a multidimensional way to strengthen democracy and governance, helping to reduce poverty and increase opportunities in the Americas. The process of the Summits of the Americas is imposing greater responsibility, since it promotes highly dynamic action therein so as to be able to keep abreast of new challenges and new needs affecting the peoples of the Hemisphere. It also requires of us greater innovation so that on each occasion we generate new and more effective solutions and courses of action to resolve these challenges and address these needs. In this regard, the management of mandates oriented to results, plays an important role in generating information for decision-making by governments, particularly in relation to the continuity of its policies and the appointment of resources needed to their implementation. Through greater efficiency in information processing and systematization of the results, SISCA becomes a useful tool in promoting greater transparency and efficiency in the follow-up process. It represents an effort to facilitate fulfillment of the commitments assumed at the Summits and to provide the member states with an array of appropriate tools to promote, provide support for, and strengthen the inter-American agenda at this crucial time in our shared history. It creates an important forum, not only for institution-building, but, especially, for the exercise of democracy. Newsfeed: Updated: March 3, 2010 Colombia hosts the first SISCA Workshop The workshop took place on Monday, February 22, 2010, at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event was attended by “focal points” representatives from 23 government institutions identified by the government of Colombia. EN SP Agreement SICA - Summits of the Americas Secretariat The Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Summits of the Americas Secretariat of the OAS signed an agreement of cooperation for the follow-up of presidential mandates. EN SP Launch of the Summits of the Americas Follow-up System (SISCA) Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC) OAS Headquarters, Washington, D.C., January 22, 2010 Webcast Presentation Presentation by the Summits Secretariat on the "Summits of the Americas Follow-up System (SISCA)" Access SISCA EN SP Background Information EN SP Presentation SP Declaration of Port of Spain: Working Document EN SP SISCA brochure EN SP Video Presentation EN/SP


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